accumulate
verb (used with object)
to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up.
has been accumulating
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present perfect progressiveof accumulate (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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IAC has been accumulating shares of MGM Resorts, with the thesis that “there was no technology that was going to displace a customer from going to Las Vegas,” Diller said in his letter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
It is unclear how long the debt has been accumulating but both authorities have said they were trying to recover the remaining debts.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2024
Epidemiological and virological evidence for zoonotic transmission has been accumulating steadily, however.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2023
So when the rain comes, it doesn't just dapple us with light sprinkles, it drops the heavier load of moisture that has been accumulating for a longer time.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2023
Saint Paul's would not be large enough to contain all the rubbish he has been accumulating these last ten years.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None by Various (magazine) Harper
